Publications
The National Environmental Services Center published the following information:
• Troubleshooting Chart for Pumps
• New or Replacement Sump Pumps Guide for Installation
• Homeowner’s Guide to the Domestic Sump Pump
Call 800/624-8301 or visit www.nesc.wvu.edu/nsfc.
Educational Tour
The Florida Onsite Wastewater Association is conducting an educational tour to Norway, Sweden, and Denmark on Sept. 20-28. Norway has the most onsite systems in Europe, and Sweden is an integral member of the Inter-national Water Federation. For more information, contact Bill Carson at 407/474-5402.
Ohio Vendors Day
The Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association is holding its first Vendors Day, Oct. 4-5, at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield. This hands-on training program provides a venue for suppliers to display their equipment and share knowledge of their products and their uses in the Ohio market. Once the program of presentations is established, OOWA will apply for continuing education credits. Call Holly Bartholomew at 614/846-7932 or visit www.ohioonsite.org.
Alabama
Courses are the joint effort of the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association (AOWA) and Univer-sity of West Alabama (UWA). These courses are at UWA’s Livingston campus unless stated otherwise:
• Aug. 9-10 – Continuing Education, Huntsville
• Sept. 5-7 – Advanced Installer Licensing Class
• Oct. 4-5 – Continuing Education, Montgomery
• Oct. 18-19 – Pumpers Licensing Class
• Nov. 1-2 – Continuing Education, Mobile
• Nov. 14-16 – Basic Installers Licensing Class
• Nov. 29-30 – Continuing Education
• Dec. 12-14 – Advanced Installer Level II Licensing Class
Call Allen Tartt 205/652-3803 or visit www.aowatc.uwa.edu.
California
Certification courses are sponsored by the California Onsite Wastewater Association and National Association of Wastewater Transporters.
• Oct. 4-5 – NAWT Onsite Inspector Training and Certification, Riverside
• Oct. 25-26 – Science of Soils & Onsite Wastewater Disposal, Riverside
• Nov. 8-9 – Operation & Maintenance Part 2, Mill Valley
• Dec. 4-5 – Operation & Maintenance Part 2, Mill Valley
E-mail Cliff Trammel at cliffrt @msn.com or call 707/579-4882.
Connecticut
The Connecticut Onsite Waste-water Recycling Association is sponsoring these workshops at Wesleyan University:
• Sept. 28 – Septic Installer
• Dec. 14 – Septic Installer
Call 860/267-1057 or visit www.cowra-online.org.
Florida
Courses are at the Florida Onsite Wastewater Association Training Center in Polk City unless stated otherwise:
• Aug. 7 – 64 E-6: Let’s Look at the Code, Tallahassee
• Aug. 20-21 – Master III: Basic Florida Soils Training
• Aug. 22-23 – Master I: System Design and Function
• Aug. 23-24 – Master II: System Materials & Regulatory Requirements,
• Aug. 27 – Aerobic Treatment Units, Part 1
• Aug. 28 – Aerobic Treatment Units, Part 2
• Aug. 29 – Artificial Media Treatment Technologies
• Aug. 30 – What’s New at the Training Center?
Contact FOWA at 407/830-4381 or visit www.fowaonsite.com.
Georgia
Courses are offered through the University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences.
• Aug. 15 – Basics of On-Site Wastewater Systems, Columbus
• Sept. 26 – Basics of On-Site Wastewater Systems, Gainesville
Contact Larry West at lwest@ uga.edu or visit www.ugaonsite.com.
Iowa
Courses are at the Iowa Onsite Wastewater Training Center on the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Campus:
• Aug. 23 – Site, Soil, and System Design
• Sept. 20 – Media Filters
Call Annette Adams at 800/ 362-2127 Ext: 6464 or e-mail Dennis Hayworth at dahayworth @dmacc.edu.
Michigan
The Michigan Onsite Waste-water Training and Education Center at MSU Tollgate Center in Novi is offering these courses:
• Aug. 15-16 – Existing Systems Evaluator Training
• Aug. 23 – Pumped Systems Evaluator Training
• Sept. 26-27 – Onsite Wastewater Systems Maintenance
• Oct. 3-4 – Existing Systems Evaluator Training
• Oct. 10-17 – Soils Education
Contact Barb DeLong at 517/355- 4720 or visit www.egr.msu.edu/age.
Minnesota
The Minnesota Onsite Waste-water Association has hands-on workshops:
• Aug. 14 – Advanced Soils Training, Elk River
Call 800/322-8642 (612/625-9797) or visit www.mostca.com.
Missouri
The following training seminars from the Missouri Smallflows Organization provide CEUs needed to renew onsite registration with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS):
• Aug. 21-22 – Basics of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Drip Irrigation, Hannibal
• Aug. 28-29 – Troubleshooting, Springfield
• Sept. 18-19 – Basics of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Drip Irrigation, Nixa
• Oct. 16-17 – O&M of Advanced Treatment Systems, Cape Girardeau
• Oct. 23-24 – Basics of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Drip Irrigation, West Plains
• Nov. 13-14 – O&M of Advanced Treatment Systems, Joplin
• Nov. 27-28 – Basics of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Drip Irrigation, Camdenton
• Dec. 18-19 – O&M of Advanced Treatment Systems, Moberly
Call 417/739-4100 or e-mail mso@lvbw.net.
New York
Champlain Watershed Improve-ment Coalition of New York is offering a Soil Analysis, Installation, and Inspection of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems course at Glen Falls on Oct. 1-3. It is certified by the New York Board of Education for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, DOS certified for CEOs, and DEC certified for Wastewater Operators. Call Sarah Gebbie at 518/668-5773.
North Carolina
North Carolina Soils and On-Site Wastewater Training Academy is offering the following courses. All are at North Carolina State Univer-sity in Raleigh unless stated otherwise:
• Aug. 7-9 – Subsurface Wastewater System, Fletcher
• Sept. 18-20 – Subsurface Wastewater System, Bolivia
• Oct. 10-11 – Subsurface System Inspector, Bolivia
• Nov. 13-15 – Subsurface Wastewater System, Plymouth
Call Joni Tanner at 919/515-1678 or visit www.soil.ncsu.edu/training.
Ohio
All workshops are at the Ohio State University Soil Environment Technology Learning Lab, London, Ohio. No walk-ins accepted.
• Aug. 9-10; 16-17 – Onsite Wastewater Treatment Design
• Aug. 23-24 – Onsite Installation Practices Seminar for IQ Contractor Applicants
• Oct. 4-5 – Vendors Day, Springfield
• Oct. 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2 – Onsite Wastewater Treatment Design
Call Holly Bartholomew at 614/ 846-7932 or visit www.ohioonsite.org.
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Septage Management Association offers a Basic Onlot Wastewater Treatment System Inspection Certification course Sept. 19-20 in Williamsport. New Jersey Septage Management Association members qualify for PSMA member tuition fees. Call PSMA at 610/350-0590 or visit http://psma.net.
Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island’s Onsite Wastewater Training Center offers these professional development workshops at its Kingston campus:
• Aug. 21 – Surveying Techniques for the Wastewater Professional
• Sept. 6 – Conventional Onsite Wastewater Treatment Basics for Installers
• Sept. 19-20 – Conventional Septic System Inspection
• Sept. 27 – Innovative and Alternative Technology Overview
• Oct. 3 – Bottomless Sand Filter Design and Installation
• Nov. 7 – Rhode Island Designer Examination Prep
• Nov. 15 – Using the New Rhode Island Site Specific Soil Mapping Guide
• Nov. 29 – Rhode Island Regulatory Setbacks and Buffers for Design and Siting
• Dec. 5 – AutoCALCS: Automated Bottomless Sand Filter Sizing, Pump Calcula-tions, and Support Materials
• Dec. 11 – Surveying Basics for the Onsite Wastewater Contractor
• Dec. 13 – Nitrogen Dynamics in the Environment and Septic Systems
Call Holly Meehan at 401/874-5950 or visit www.uri.edu/ce/wq.
Texas
Sites for the state-required, 16-hour Basic Maintenance Provider course are:
• Sept. 28-29 – Crowne Plaza West, Houston
• Nov. 6-7 – Fort Worth Stockyards
• Nov. 6-7 – NAWT Septic Inspection for Real Estate Transfer, Fort Worth
• Nov. 6-7 – Advanced Mainten-ance Course, Fort Worth
Call 512/494-1125 or visit www.txowa.org.
Utah
The Utah On-Site Wastewater Treatment Training Program is sponsoring the following certification workshops, at Utah State University in Logan unless stated otherwise:
• Sept. 11-12 – Soil Evaluation and Percolation Testing, Ogden
• Sept. 13 – Certification Renewal: Soil Evaluation and Percolation Testing, Ogden
• Sept. 14 – Certification Renewal: Design, Inspection and Maintenance of Conven-tional Systems, Ogden
• Sept. 26 – Certification Renewal: Soil Evaluation and Percolation Testing, Heber City
• Sept. 27 – Certification Renewal: Design, Inspection and Maintenance of Conven-tional Systems, Heber City
• Oct. 10-11 – Design, Inspection and Maintenance of Conventional Systems
• Oct. 25 – Certification Renewal: Design, Inspection and Maintenance of Alternative Systems
• Nov. 6-8 – Design, Inspection and Maintenance of Alternative Systems
Call Carmell Burns at 435/797-3174 or e-mail carmell@cc.usu .edu.
